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March 26, 2018

What’s in Your Easter Basket?

Easter is the second biggest candy holiday in the United States, as 87% of Americans will buy or create an Easter basket.  Total annual spending on Easter candy has been $2.1 billion with over 120 million pounds of Easter candy purchased.  Over 70% of the candy purchased is chocolate and 16 billion jelly beans are […]

Categories: Food
Tags: Candy, Easter Basket, Egg hunt, Peeps

March 19, 2015

Born to Crave: Origins of the Sweet Tooth

We all know it is nearly impossible to tear a child away from something sweet. Sugary foods and drinks can be a foolproof go to for any frazzled parent who needs their toddler to sit still. But have you ever wondered why children have this insatiable desire for all things sweet? Well, simply put, blame […]

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH, RDN, LD, Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, Ohio State University Extension, habig.13@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://pixabay.com/en/cotton-candy-coneheads-white-heads-434810/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/lump-sugar-sugar-cubes-white-sweet-549096/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/children-playing-watermelon-summer-655542/
  • http://pixabay.com/en/pick-and-mix-children-s-sweets-candy-171342/

SOURCES:

  • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1364537/pdf/nihms7936.pdf
  • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20829174
  • http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/25318/title/Endocrine-role-for-skeleton/
  • http://journals.lww.com/co-clinicalnutrition/Abstract/2011/07000/Innate_and_learned_preferences_for_sweet_taste.12.aspx

REFERENCES:

  • Mokhnach L., et al. (2010). NICU Procedures are Getting Sweeter: Development of a sucrose protocol for neonatal procedural pain. Neonatal Network, 29(5), 271-279.
  • Pepino, M. Y., & Mennella, J. A. (2005). Sucrose-Induced Analgesia is related to Sweet Preferences in Children but not Adults. Pain, 119(1-3), 210–218. doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.09.029
  • Ventura, A.K., & Menella, J.A. (2011). Innate and Learned Preferences for Sweet Taste during Childhood. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 14(4), 379-384.

Categories: Food
Tags: Biology, Candy, children's nutrition, food, sugar, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweetened drinks

October 22, 2014

Halloween Safety for Children with Food Allergies

For most kids, Trick or Treating is an exciting event. But, for children with food allergies, it can be quite scary. Chocolate can be terrifying if you are allergic to milk, and a candy bar with nuts can be life-threatening for some children. Eggs, soy, wheat and certain food dyes are other common ingredients that […]

Categories: Food
Tags: Candy, children, food allergies, food safety, halloween

September 16, 2013

See the Cookie, Want the Cookie!

Are you attracted to food when you see it?  Most of us tend to get hunger when we view food pictures we like.  Researchers at the University of South California (USC) found that our brain centers of appetite and reward are triggered by viewing pictures of food, especially high-fat foods. From past studies we know […]

Categories: Food
Tags: behavior change, cake, Candy, cookies, eating, food, Fruits, fruits and vegetables, health, healthy eating, nutrition, setting goals, snacks, soda, stress, sweetened drinks

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